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Coach on a mission to make history to train young kids to swim Robben Island crossing
A Maitland-based swimming coach has got his mind set on making history by training a group of disadvantaged children to swim from Robben Island to Blouberg Strand, but needs financial assistance to realise this.
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Wynberg Magistrate’s Court shooting: Four men arrested in woman’s murder
Police have arrested four suspects “positively” linked with the murder of a woman near the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court a week ago.
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Parents of 5 learners who died in Mitchell’s Plain horror crash called to identify their children’s bodies
Five families from Khayelitsha had the heart-wrenching task of identifying their children’s bodies at the Observatory Forensic Pathology Institute this morning.
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‘No one should go through what the families are going through’: Mitchell’s Plain engulfed by grief
Despite the stormy and wintry conditions, more than 300 residents and officials gathered in AZ Berman Drive in Mitchell’s Plain to light candles and commemorate the five young lives lost in the horrific accident yesterday morning.
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Tactical unit employed in Mitchell’s Plain to combat vandalism
A group of 20 officers with their two inspectors have hit the street in the fight against electricity infrastructure vandalism and theft.
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Driver (55) arrested in connection with horror scholar crash in Mitchell’s Plain
The driver of the vehicle believed to be behind this morning’s horrible accident that claimed the lives of five learners has been arrested.
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Mitchell’s Plain scholar transport tragedy: Mayor mourns lives lost on ‘dark day’ for Cape Town
Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide following a tragic accident that claimed the lives of five children, with another still in a critical condition in hospital, on AZ Berman Drive this morning.
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Beach hut doors at popular beach in Cape Town removed to curb vandalism
Doors to the refurbished beach huts at Muizenberg Beach have been removed to curb ongoing “petty vandalism”.
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National circus court ruling debate: Willow Art Collection undecided
A group of residents occupying the former site of the South African National Circus in Observatory says they have yet to decide on whether to accept a court ruling for temporary accommodation at a City-run Safe Space.
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The Bookery on a mission to raise R1 million before Mandela Day to purchase children’s books
The saying goes, today a reader, tomorrow a leader. And that is exactly what Woodstock-based organisation The Bookery is advocating for.









